Charles Dickinson Langley was a British artist predominantly known as a painter of portraits and animals in the country house taste. Details of his life are scarce, which seems unusual given his evident ability. He hailed from Bedford but spent many years in Hull. Examples of his work can be found at Hinchingbrooke House, a stately home in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Public Collections

Hinchingbrooke House.

Timeline

1801

Born in Bedford, England to Edward Langley and Sarah Langley (nee Skerman).

1824

Married Ann Parkin in Hull. The pair would have at least 11 children.

1840

Lived in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.

1851

Lived at Hordley Grove, Ellesmere, Shropshire, with William Fraser, the Curate of Hordley, and his wife Mary Fraser. Occupation listed as “Artist Painter”.

1852

Lived in Hull.
Declared insolvent in the Staffordshire Advertiser.

1866

Married Elizabeth Bayley.

1871

Lived in St Anne, Lancashire. Occupation listed in the census as Artist (Portrait Painter).

1873

Died in Manchester.